How Do These Advertising Guys Keep Their Jobs?

Thursday, December 02, 2004

I received an email from this company directing me to check out their latest "promotional character". (ok to view at work because its "intent" is vanilla and its a mainstream company.)

Uh, is it just me or is this WIERD?!?!?!?!?! The SMOOTHENATOR?!?!?!?

He reminds me of "The Ambiguously Gay Duo" from Saturday Night Live...but what's worse, this guy is packing HAND LOTION!!!!!!

I mean, why not just call him "Captain Masturbator"?!?!?!?

And, hooray, he's appearring soon at a mall near me! MMM, just what I want -some muscle-bound guy in tights and a mask smearing lotion on me?!? Well...now that I think about it... ;)

Update: go to the website (link above) and after the comic plays, go to the "fan club" link - there you can clink on a link to send "Smoothenator" e-cards to all of your friends! TOO funny!

Posted at 12:31 pm by brandy101


	Nibs December 5, 2004 07:54 PM PST I swear the people in my company's marketing department are moonlighting for this company!


	Miss Ginger December 4, 2004 05:03 AM PST If a guy in tights came up to me in a mall and pumped cream onto me, I'd call the friggin' cops. Creep. I would have bet money the woman was freaking out because of Parkinson's. Check out her shaking! Then again, I watched it with no sound (It is 6AM, and I'm the only one up).


	gak December 3, 2004 10:18 PM PST ok seriously, i'm pretty sure he said, "dispensing the soothing power in BALLS everywhere." Ace and Gary all the way.


	Adam December 3, 2004 10:11 AM PST "Ahhhhhhhhhhh! I have Holiday Skindrome!!! Someone save me!!!" LOL


	Michelle December 3, 2004 08:58 AM PST The SMOOTHENATOR? Who is their target audience? 10 year olds? Yee Gads I often wonder how some ads end up "live". I like the simpler ads, you know: "The look, the feel of cotton. The fabric of our lives" Nostalgia will get me every time.


	Mephisto December 2, 2004 02:46 PM PST Oh my. I use this odorless stuff called "Body Drench" ... what does that say about me? (I use it only after showering, okay?) ;-)


	Adam December 2, 2004 01:12 PM PST Hey - Speak for yourself, treehugger. The Arctic & Musk scents are cool too!!! :D


	scott December 2, 2004 01:08 PM PST Depends how the lotion is scented. Real men only like tree-scents, like pine or oak. If it's lavender, or Jasmine, the dude is definitely hiding something in his closet, other than his soiled tights...

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